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History doesn’t make people; People make history

February 1, 2023 Forum & Commentary

Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023       Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →

Richard McElrath: A Remembrance

December 13, 2022 Forum & Commentary

Dec. 13, 2022 Longtime Charlotte civic leader Mary Klenz donated the funds to make breakfast food for today's Forum as a remembrance of educator, school board member and Forum participant Richard McElrath, who died in 2020 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Cris Robinson donated her ... Continue Reading →

Richard McElrath dies

March 18, 2020 Forum & Commentary

March 18, 2020 Richard Allen McElrath Sr., longtime Forum participant, former CMS math teacher and District 2 representative on the CMS Board of Education, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020. His sister Natheley reported that Richard had been in Hospice care about two weeks, following a year in ... Continue Reading →

The Long Struggle for Equity in Education in North Carolina

February 25, 2014 Education & Health

For Black History Month, Forum participants suggested a session on some of the history of K-12 education in Mecklenburg County. Speakers were Arthur Griffin, longtime education advocate and former chair of the CMS Board of Education; Richard McElrath, former District 2 member of the board; and Sarah ... Continue Reading →

Richard McElrath: New math tests mostly word problems

February 19, 2013 Education & Health

Feb. 13, 2013 Richard McElrath talks about upcoming CMS math tests, which will focus on word problems. ... Continue Reading →

McElrath on linkage between housing policy, school success

December 4, 2012 Education & Health

Dec. 4, 2012 District 2 school board member Richard McElrath spoke today at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum about the school board's legislative agenda, which includes pursuing mixed-income housing, and collaborating with other governing bodies in Mecklenburg County.      ... Continue Reading →

On housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and CMS

October 23, 2012 Education & Health

Oct. 23, 2012 CMS school board member Richard McElrath discussed housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and the difficulties CMS faces educating all children.  ... Continue Reading →

Richard McElrath on changes under way in CMS

October 2, 2012 Education & Health

Oct. 2, 2012 CMS Board of Education District 2 member Richard McElrath made these comments to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum on Oct. 2, 2012 about staff changes already under way under new Supt. Heath Morrison.   ... Continue Reading →

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